Comic Art & Art Books

DRAWING BEAUTIFUL WOMEN Publishers Edition HardcoverThe Frank Cho Method. Reprint. Highly Recommended. By Frank Cho. Frank Cho, the acclaimed creator of Liberty Meadows, shares his secrets to drawing the lovely women he is known for. This is as much an art book, beautifully displaying Frank's work, as it is an instruction to artists. You don't need to be an aspiring artist to enjoy Frank's amazing women, here from beginning to end, much of this published here for the first time. Flesk, 2014. Mature Readers...More.

Item Code: DRBWPH
Hard Cover, 9x12, 120pg, Full Color
$34.95

This quietly went out of print some time back, so we are pleased to have it back in stock. The publisher has added 16 extra pages of material along with a completely new full color dust jacket. The deluxe edition is still available, printed oversized and signed:

ALSO AVAILABLEDRAWING BEAUTIFUL WOMEN Studio Edition Deluxe SignedThe Frank Cho Method. Signed and numbered, 500! Highly Recommended. By Frank Cho. This deluxe edition has an extra 16-page section with bonus artwork, an exclusive Frank Cho interview, and an alternate cover featuring a new painting of a nude woman. Two gatefolds are included. Frank Cho, the acclaimed creator of Liberty Meadows, shares his secrets to drawing the lovely women he is renowned for. Flesk, 2014. Mature Readers...More.

Item Code: DRBWDS
Hard Cover, 12x17, 140pg, Full Color
$200.00

LINE OF BEAUTY The Art of Wendy Pini Deluxe SignedSigned, limited, 500! With individual print and 16 page bonus section. Edited by Richard Pini. The term “line of beauty” describes, in one sense, a certain way of arranging lines and shapes in a drawing or painting to suggest motion, dynamic balance and grace. But in a deeper sense it can also speak to the visionary spirit that drives the creation of a piece of artwork. Whatever that spirit is, Wendy Pini demonstrates that she has had it from the moment she was delivered into this world. Given up for adoption at birth, she has been on a quest ever since for those things most of us take for granted—family, tribe and community. The search has taught her about love and loss and, above all, the power that comes from hearts and minds united in a single dream. Flesk, 2017...More.

LINE OF BEAUTY The Art of Wendy PiniSpecial Order- takes 3-4 weeks!Edited by Richard Pini. The term “line of beauty” describes, in one sense, a certain way of arranging lines and shapes in a drawing or painting to suggest motion, dynamic balance and grace. But in a deeper sense it can also speak to the visionary spirit that drives the creation of a piece of artwork. Whatever that spirit is, Wendy Pini demonstrates that she has had it from the moment she was delivered into this world. Given up for adoption at birth, she has been on a quest ever since for those things most of us take for granted—family, tribe and community. The search has taught her about love and loss and, above all, the power that comes from hearts and minds united in a single dream. Flesk...More.

ALSO AVAILABLETHE ART OF ELFQUEST SignedCloseout Price! Limited, 50 full color, signed Bookplates! Recommended. By Wendy Pini and Richard Pini. Art by Wendy Pini. Since its first appearance in 1978, Elfquest has touched the spirit of multiple generations, thanks to the strength of Richard and Wendy Pini's captivating storytelling and dynamic art. Fortunately for its fans, nearly every piece of Pini's original art, sketches, notes and scraps of paper dating back to the conception of her fantasy comic series has been meticulously catalogued and preserved. Flesk, 2015...More.

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BEATSVILLECloseout Price! The first pop culture history of the beatnik! An extensive, full-color visual tour of the beat era, packed with record covers, books, comics, ceramics and more. Skirting around the more serious philosophical aspects of the Beat Generation, this book explores the peppier, above-ground, pop culture manifestations of the beat scene. It's a world of coffeehouses and bohemian pads, populated with goatee-sporting daddy-os and raven-haired leotard-wearing beatnik chicks. Includes many modern interpretations of the beat groove as well, with art from Mark Ryden, Shag, Coop, The Pizz, Sunny Buick, Tim Biskup, Todd Schorr, Gemma Jones, Frank Kozik, Seonna Hong, and other happenin' faves. Outre Gallery Press, 2003...More.

Item Code: BEATSV
Soft Cover, 9x10, 144pg, Full Color $26.95 $12.95

DEVIL'S ADVOCATE THE ART OF COOPCloseout Price! This full-color art book collects Coop's first decade of work and is the first volume of "The Coop Collection". Devil's Advocate: The Art of Coop features his rock record cover art, rock posters, paintings, prints and an amazing diversity of cool Coop stuff. Chances are good you've seen one of his devils, devil-girls, hotrods or monsters on posters, T-shirts, stickers, skate boards, Zippo lighters, computer fonts, and in about a million other places. Aperient Press, 2006. Mature Viewers...More.

Item Code: DEVADH
Hard Cover, 10x10, 208pg, Full Color $39.95 $19.95

Graphic Novels & Comic Archives

MARVEL MASTERWORKS AMAZING SPIDER-MAN Volume 19Collects Amazing Spider-Man #193-202, Annual #13, Spectacular Spider-Man Annual #1, c.1979. By Marv Wolfman & Bill Mantlo. Art by Keith Pollard, Sal Buscema, John Byrne et al. Spidey swings toward his historic 200th issue! Peter Parker has faced villain after villain during the course of his heroic career, but one moment will forever torment him despite all those victories: the death of his Uncle Ben. And now, our hero is struck low when Aunt May dies and the man who killed Uncle Ben returns! It's a saga that plumbs the emotional depths of Peter Parker's life like no other. Old villains and new faces emerge: The Kingpin returns, the Black Cat makes her first appearance, Mysterio weaves his illusions. Marvel, 2017...More.

Jack Kirby

JACK KIRBY FOREVER PEOPLE Artist's EditionRecommended. By Jack Kirby. Continuing IDW's yearlong celebration of the centennial of Jack "King" Kirby's birth! Jack Kirby's classic Fourth World Epic told the story of a group of New Gods sent to Earth to oppose Darkseid. Featuring Beautiful Dreamer, Big Bear, Moonrider, and others, this was Kirby's take on super-powered flower children! Includes #1, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, with nearly all pages scanned from the originals. Presented in IDW's award-winning Artist's Edition format--the next best thing to owning the original art! IDW, 2017...More.

ALSO AVAILABLEART OF THE SIMON AND KIRBY STUDIOCloseout Price!Highly Recommended. By Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Afterword by Jim Simon and Mark Evanier. Selected by Mark Evanier, the foremost authority on S&K, artwork photographed from the original art in Joe Simon's private archive. Showcases their amazing work as it has never been seen before, from the Golden Age to the early 1960s. Here are lots of wonderful Stuntman pages, sci-fi, horror and crime comics from 1950s, Boy's Ranch, Bullseye, the Fly and Double Life of Private Strong--and far, far more. Many complete stories. A monster of a book, thick and packed with never-before-seen original artwork.
Abrams, 2014. . Note: These are remaindered bargain books and have some minor wear/bump to corners....More.

Item Code: ARSKH
Hard Cover, 9x12, 384pg, Full Color
$60.00 $29.95

ALSO AVAILABLECOMIC BOOK APOCALYPSE The Graphic World of Jack KirbyAlmost Gone!Highly Recommended. By Glen Alan Gold, Diana Schutz, Howard Chaykin, Carla Speed McNeil et al. A special catalog to accompany the exhibition "Comic Book Apocalypse" at California State University, Northridge, Fall 2015. Packed with scholarly essays on the brilliance and diversity Jack Kirby brought to his work, along with a rare opportunity to view an amazing selection of the Kirby original art, pencils as well as inked pieces, photos of Kirby at work, art/photo montages, animation art, etc. IDW, 2016. Out of Print....More.

Item Code: CBAP
Soft Cover, 8x12, 168pg, Partial Color
$39.99

This special exhibit catalog has gone out of print, and we have just six copies left.

Prince Valiant

PRINCE VALIANT Volume 15Sunday Pages, 1965-66. Our Highest Recommendation. By Hal Foster. Foreword by Brian M. Kane with Bob Fujitani. After traveling the North Atlantic Ocean, shipwrecks and pirate attacks lead Prince Arn and his newly formed crew to the New World, where trade deals soon turn into hostage negotiations. When enemy tribes attack, Arn's band of Vikings teams up with the Algonquins to repel the invaders, leading to a long-overdue peace treaty and the discovery of the St. Lawrence seaway. Fantagraphics, 2017...More.

ALSO AVAILABLEPRINCE VALIANT PAGE Deluxe SignedComplete in gold-embossed slipcase with an extra deluxe signed and numbered color plate. Limited, 1000! By Gary Gianni. This is the first book collecting Gary Gianni's work on Prince Valiant. This book gives a well-rounded informative look at both Gianni's rendition of the Prince Valiant Sunday strip and his own working procedures. After 25 years as a professional illustrator, Gianni describes his new role as an assistant to John Cullen Murphy (who assisted Hal Foster--Prince Valiant's creator). Upon Murphy's retirement, Gianni became the third artist in the 70-year history of the feature. Flesk, 2008...More.

Item Code: PVPD
Hard Cover with CD, 9x12, 112pg, b&w
$39.95 $29.95

The regular edition of The Prince Valiant Page is also available [PVPH. $29.95, your price $9.95].

We have only three sets left of the oversized collections of full size Sunday Pages from 1938 and 1939, Prince Valiant: An American Epic Volumes 2 & 3 as a set [PVSCP. $150]. Volume 1 has long been sold out, and now Volume 3 is also gone. If you just want a Volume 2, this is still available by itself [PV02SC $49.95].

Hank Janson & Reginald Heade

BLONDE ON THE SPOT
By Hank Janson. Cover art by Reginald Heade. In the 1940s and 1950s, the Hank Janson novels, with their sleazy covers and no-holds-barred tales, were a guilty pleasure for millions of readers, but incurred the wrath of the establishment! Telos Publishing is delighted to bring selected examples back into print to be enjoyed by long-time fans and new readers alike. Telos Publishing, 2017...More.

Item Code: BLOSP
Soft Cover, 5x8, 177pg, Text Only
$14.95

BROADS DON'T SCARE EASY
By Hank Janson. Cover art by Reginald Heade. In the 1940s and 1950s, the Hank Janson novels, with their sleazy covers and no-holds-barred tales, were a guilty pleasure for millions of readers, but incurred the wrath of the establishment! Telos Publishing in delighted to bring selected examples back into print to be enjoyed by long-time fans and new readers alike. Telos Publishing, 2017...More.

Item Code: BRODO
Soft Cover, 5x8, 194pg, Text Only
$14.95

TORMENT
By Hank Janson. Cover art by Reginald Heade. In the 1940s and 1950s, the Hank Janson novels, with their sleazy covers and no-holds-barred tales, were a guilty pleasure for millions of readers, but incurred the wrath of the establishment! Telos Publishing in delighted to bring selected examples back into print to be enjoyed by long-time fans and new readers alike. Telos Publishing, 2017...More.

Item Code: TORME
Soft Cover, 5x8, 215pg, Text Only
$14.95

ALSO AVAILABLEART OF REGINALD HEADEImport from England. Our Highest Recommendation. By Stephen James Walker. Reginald Heade is renowned amongst vintage paperback fans and collectors as the pre-eminent British pulp fiction cover artist of the 1940s and 1950s. His beautifully-rendered, erotically-charged depictions of a parade of sexy, scantily-clad young virgins and vixens – the so-called "Heade Women", are near-legendary amongst lovers of classic pin-up art. This encompasses the famous Hank Janson novels, dozens of other outstanding pin-up style and erotic covers, plus his less-well-known but equally exceptional work for adult hardback fiction dustjackets, children's books and periodicals. Telos, 2017...More.

This is the cover feature on our latest catalog, and gets our highest recommendation. We found out the British publisher published several of the original Hank Janson novels, which are equally famous for their Heade covers. We will also be bringing in their last very small quantities of several more Janson titles, watch here.

Coming in September

REYNOLD BROWN A Life in PicturesUpdated edition. By Daniel Zimmer. This spectacular new book explores the life and work of one of the greatest movie poster artists in Hollywood history. This whopping 304 page new edition adds 80 new pages to the original 2009 edition, and is loaded with stunning illustrations reproduced from vintage movie posters, photos, and the original paintings and drawings. This is a stunning document of Reynold's work, and features images from every facet of his long career. Illustrated Press, 2017. Due Sept. ...More.

Item Code: REYBH
Hard Cover, 9x12, 304pg, Full Color
$49.95

Eight years after this was published, and quickly sold out, we have a new edition. Brown is not a household name, but his work is instantly recognizable...he created film posters that anyone of a certain age will remember, and often fondly. Another fine book from The Illustrated Press, the publisher of Illustration Magazine. See our website for all available issues, including the latest, #56.

Teaser: we just got a complete set from my old partner Jim Vadeboncoeur--If you have any particular issues you need, let us know and you can have first shot at them. Most out of print issues will be around $35, with a few at $40 to $50 for the particularly scarce and in-demand issues. They won't be online for several weeks yet.

The Illustrated Press

Below are all of the books currently available from The Illustrated Press, publisher of the upcoming Reynold Brown book. Each of their books is strictly limited to 1000 copies.

THE GOLDEN AGE MASTERWORKS FROM THE GOLDEN AGE OF ILLUSTRATION Volume 3Limited, 1,000! 204 Artists. Our Highest Recommendation. Edited by Daniel Zimmer. A-Z: From James Avati and Earle Bergey to N.C. Wyeth and Stanley Zuckerberg. This spectacular new edition continues in the tradition of the previous two Golden Age books. And there is absolutely NO drop in the quality of the material here, which amazes us. It's as superb a gathering of work as the first volume, entirely full page and from the original artwork. Illustrated Press, 2015...More.

Item Code: GOAG03H
Hard Cover, 9x12, 224pg, Full Color
$44.95

Volume two is out of print, and we have just one copy left. [GOAG02H. $44.95].

THE ART OF DEAN CORNWELL New PrintingLimited, 1000! Second Printing. Our Highest Recommendation. By Daniel Zimmer. Originally released in late-2015 in a limited edition of only 1000 copies, The Art of Dean Cornwell sold out very quickly. If you missed out on the first printing, you may have seen them selling for big bucks in the after-market. After receiving numerous requests for a reprint, this is the result. This spectacular book explores the life and work of the "Dean of Illustrators." FULL COLOR throughout and entirely new. It's filled with beautiful illustrations reproduced almost exclusively from the original paintings and drawings. Illustrated Press, 2017...More.

Item Code: ARTDCH
Hard Cover, 9x12, 224pg, Full Color
$45.00

ART OF JON WHITCOMBLimited, 1000. Highly Recommended. By Daniel Zimmer. A spectacular new art book from The Illustrated Press. 300 full color images, many from original paintings and drawings, plus rare photographs, and lots of magazine covers, advertising pieces, and story illustrations. Whitcomb was a pioneer in the switch from oil to gouache. He zoomed in on people, usually pretty young women, and became one of the top illustrators from the '40s to the 1960s, a major contributor in Collier's, McCalls', Cosmopolitan, Good Housekeeping and other major magazines. Illustrated Press, 2017...More.

Item Code: ARTJWH
Hard Cover, 9x12, 224pg, Partial Color
$44.95

SHANNON STIRNWEIS 80 Years Behind the BrushRecommended. Born in 1931, Shannon Stirnweis has had a long and varied career as an illustrator and fine artist. This is a retrospective of Shannon's work, and presents pieces from each stage of his extensive career, annotated with revealing commentary from the artist. Following two years as a sketchman at a Madison Avenue ad agency, he started working for men's adventure magazines, then worked extensively doing paperback covers. At the same time he worked for advertising clients in a variety of areas such as medical, stamps, movies, and industrial illustrations. Illustrated Press, 2017...More.

Item Code: SHANSH
Hard Cover, 9X12, 164pg, Full Color
$34.95

Last we have another coming book, the new Ernie Fuchs, which is scheduled to ship in July.

THE LIFE AND ART OF BERNIE FUCHSRecommended. By David Apatoff. At the peak of his fame, Bernie Fuchs' work was more widely admired—and imitated—than any other contemporary illustrator. At the age of 30 he was named "Artist of the Year" by the Artists Guild of New York. By 1975, he was the youngest illustrator ever elected to the Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame. Now at last a major retrospective of Bernie's work has been assembled, the first such book published to date, filled with magazine covers, original paintings and a complete look at his career. Illustrated Press, 2017. Due July. ...More.

We are very glad to hear that the new Wonder Woman film is doing so well, and is apparently very well done. I look forward to seeing it shortly. Click on the banner above to see Wonder Woman Graphic Novels, Archives, histories, and statues.

ALSO AVAILABLESECRET HISTORY OF WONDER WOMANCloseout Price!Highly Recommended. By Jill Lepore. Highly praised by Alison Bechdel, Art Spiegelman, and Chris Ware--and myself! "An absolutely unputdownable book!" "...headspinning weirdness..." Marston invented the lie detector test, yet lived a life of secrets. The bondage so frequent in early WW stories begins to be explained here, with its origins both in the early feminist cartoons but also in more intimate desires of Marston and 2nd "wife," Byrne. 16-page full color section plus 100 b&w reproductions of vintage artwork, covers, splash pages, panels, documents, letters and photographs. Knopf, 2014. Out of Print.. Note: These copies have minor bumps to corners and scuffed and imperfect dust jackets....More.

Mature Readers

We got a great find for you this week--now on sale. If you like Dita's anything-goes sultry modeling, don't miss this quality collection, Viva Van Story's Sheer. Van Story is a model herself but like Bunny Yeager, is now on the other side of the camera. She captures modern girls in seductive poses, including full nudes, in nylons, high heels, and slinky lingerie. It mixes modern and retro styles, but with only the most beautiful modern models, a first class book now at an especially appealing sale price, more than 50% off, just $16.95 for a $40 hardcover.

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Just a reminder that Anne and I will be at theRose City Book Fair in Portland, Oregon this weekend. This will be the first time at this show which is June 16 and 17, Friday and Saturday. We’ll have just a small stock there, but there are over 50 vendors attending with their selection of used and out of print books. If you do make it, please stop by and say hello.

~Bud

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